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Author : Edward John Hamilton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Modalist written by Edward John Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joseph Melia
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317489683
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book Modality written by Joseph Melia and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to modality places the emphasis on the metaphysics of modality rather than on the formal semetics of quantified modal logic. The text begins by introducing students to the "de re/de dicto" distinction, conventionalist and conceptualist theories of modality and some of the key problems in modality, particularly Quine's criticisms. It then moves on to explain how possible worlds provide a solution to many of the problems in modality and how possible worlds themselves have been used to analyse notions outside modality such as properties and propositions. Possible worlds introduce problems of their own and the book argues that to make progress with these problems a theory of possible worlds is required. The pros and cons of various theories of possible worlds are then examined in turn, including those of Lewis, Kripke, Adams, Stalnaker and Plantinga.
Author : Stuart Brock
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317494261
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book Realism and Anti-Realism written by Stuart Brock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are a bewildering variety of ways the terms "realism" and "anti-realism" have been used in philosophy and furthermore the different uses of these terms are only loosely connected with one another. Rather than give a piecemeal map of this very diverse landscape, the authors focus on what they see as the core concept: realism about a particular domain is the view that there are facts or entities distinctive of that domain, and their existence and nature is in some important sense objective and mind-independent. The authors carefully set out and explain the different realist and anti-realist positions and arguments that occur in five key domains: science, ethics, mathematics, modality and fictional objects. For each area the authors examine the various styles of argument in support of and against realism and anti-realism, show how these different positions and arguments arise in very different domains, evaluate their success within these fields, and draw general conclusions about these assorted strategies. Error theory, fictionalism, non-cognitivism, relativism and response-dependence are taken as the most important positions in opposition to the realist and these are explored in depth. Suitable for advanced level undergraduates, the book offers readers a clear introduction to a subject central to much contemporary work in metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of language.
Author : Beth Felker Jones
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 149344008X
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)
Download or read book Practicing Christian Doctrine written by Beth Felker Jones and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory theology text helps students articulate basic Christian doctrines, think theologically so they can act Christianly in a diverse world, and connect Christian thought to their everyday lives of faith. Written from a solidly evangelical yet ecumenically aware perspective, this book models a way of doing theology that is generous and charitable. It attends to history and contemporary debates and features voices from the global church. Sidebars made up of illustrative quotations, key Scripture passages, classic hymn texts, and devotional poetry punctuate the chapters. The first edition of this book has been well received (over 25,000 copies sold). Updated and revised throughout, this second edition also includes a new section on gender and race as well as new end-of-chapter material connecting each doctrine to a spiritual discipline.
Author : Gaven Kerr OP
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190266384
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Aquinas's Way to God written by Gaven Kerr OP and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaven Kerr provides the first book-length study of St. Thomas Aquinas's much neglected proof for the existence of God in De Ente et Essentia Chapter 4. He offers a contemporary presentation, interpretation, and defense of this proof, beginning with an account of the metaphysical principles used by Aquinas and then describing how they are employed within the proof to establish the existence of God. Along the way, Kerr engages contemporary authors who have addressed Aquinas's or similar reasoning. The proof developed in the De Ente is, on Kerr's reading, independent of many of the other proofs in Aquinas's corpus and resistant to the traditional classificatory schemes of proofs of God. By applying a historical and hermeneutical awareness of the philosophical issues presented by Aquinas's thought and evaluating such philosophical issues with analytical precision, Kerr is able to move through the proof and evaluate what Aquinas is saying, and whether what he is saying is true. By means of an analysis of one of Aquinas's earliest proofs, Kerr highlights a foundational argument that is present throughout the much more commonly studied Thomistic writings, and brings it to bear within the context of analytical philosophy, showing its relevance to the contemporary reader.
Author : Andrea Borghini
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472521943
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)
Download or read book A Critical Introduction to the Metaphysics of Modality written by Andrea Borghini and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Critical Introduction to the Metaphysics of Modality examines the eight main contemporary theories of possibility behind a central metaphysical topic. Covering modal skepticism, modal expressivism, modalism, modal realism, ersatzism, modal fictionalism, modal agnosticism, and the new modal actualism, this comprehensive introduction to modality places contemporary debates in an historical context. Beginning with a historical overview, Andrea Borghini discusses Parmenides and Zeno; looks at how central Medieval authors such as Aquinas, and Buridan prepared the ground for the Early Modern radical views of Leibniz, Spinoza, and Hume and discusses advancements in semantics in the later-half of the twentieth century a resulted in the rise of modal metaphysics, the branch characterizing the past few decades of philosophical reflection. Framing the debate according to three main perspectives - logical, epistemic, metaphysical- Borghini provides the basic concepts and terms required to discuss modality. With suggestions of further reading and end-of-chapter study questions, A Critical Introduction to the Metaphysics of Modality is an up-to-date resource for students working in contemporary metaphysics seeking a better understanding of this crucial topic.
Author : Russell Marcus
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472529480
Total Pages : 896 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)
Download or read book An Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics: A Reader written by Russell Marcus and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive collection of historical readings in the philosophy of mathematics and a selection of influential contemporary work, this much-needed introduction reveals the rich history of the subject. An Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics: A Reader brings together an impressive collection of primary sources from ancient and modern philosophy. Arranged chronologically and featuring introductory overviews explaining technical terms, this accessible reader is easy-to-follow and unrivaled in its historical scope. With selections from key thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume and Kant, it connects the major ideas of the ancients with contemporary thinkers. A selection of recent texts from philosophers including Quine, Putnam, Field and Maddy offering insights into the current state of the discipline clearly illustrates the development of the subject. Presenting historical background essential to understanding contemporary trends and a survey of recent work, An Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics: A Reader is required reading for undergraduates and graduate students studying the philosophy of mathematics and an invaluable source book for working researchers.
Author : Geoffrey Hellman
Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 019152011X
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book Mathematics without Numbers written by Geoffrey Hellman and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1989-10-12 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geoffrey Hellman presents a detailed interpretation of mathematics as the investigation of structural possibilities, as opposed to absolute, Platonic objects. After dealing with the natural numbers and analysis, he extends his approach to set theory, and shows how to dispense with a fixed universe of sets. Finally, he addresses problems of application to the physical world.
Author : Tony Richie
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532638817
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)
Download or read book Essentials of Pentecostal Theology written by Tony Richie and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-01-20 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only a few decades past, academia tended to scoff at the very idea of serious Pentecostal theology. Today profound and variegated theological implications of this dynamic movement are the object of exploration and development across the entire spectrum of the Christian theological corpus. Arguably, an acute need has arisen for identification and evaluation of the Pentecostal movement’s original and ongoing theological “essentials.” What is Pentecostal theology really all about anyway? This volume realizes that Pentecostal theology is at its heart a working theology undergirding and energizing believers’ worship of God in prayer and praise, in holy living, and in witness to a personal experience of the risen Lord and Savior manifested in the continuing power of the Holy Spirit. Authentic implementation, if not explicit articulation, of fervent Pentecostal theology often occurs in the vitality of local churches, house fellowships, and various mission settings in America and around the world. Birthed in the fires of revival movements, essential Pentecostalism, including Pentecostal theology, continues to burn brightest wherever it is fueled most directly.
Author : Mark J. Cartledge
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004345728
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Narratives and Numbers: Empirical Studies of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity written by Mark J. Cartledge and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Narratives and Numbers: Empirical Studies of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity Mark J. Cartledge provides a rich set of essays on key themes in Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity, which one of the most vibrant expressions of religion in the world today.
Author : Alberto Coffa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521447072
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (47 download)
Download or read book The Semantic Tradition from Kant to Carnap written by Alberto Coffa and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. Albert Coffa traces the roots of logical positivism in a semantic tradition that arose in opposition to Kant's theory that a priori knowledge is based on pure intuition.
Author : P F M Fontaine
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004674063
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Dualism in Roman History IV written by P F M Fontaine and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-14 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James L. Papandrea
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1606087800
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Novatian of Rome and the Culmination of Pre-Nicene Orthodoxy written by James L. Papandrea and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-11-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novatian of Rome and the Culmination of Pre-Nicene Orthodoxy is an overview of the development of Christology and Trinitarian doctrine, which reached a plateau with Novatian, the third-century priest of Rome. Here James Papandrea offers an enlightening and thorough treatment of the thought, historical context, and theological influences of Novatian. Included are an assessment of the alternative Christologies of the pre-Nicene period, a survey of Novatian's legacy, and concluding comments on the relevance of his theology and ecclesiology for the contemporary church.
Author : Bryan D. Holstrom
Publisher : Ambassador International
ISBN 13 : 1620203960
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Thinking Rightly of Christ written by Bryan D. Holstrom and published by Ambassador International. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it really that important what we think of Jesus Christ and the nature of his work? Does the content of our understanding of him have any practical significance? Against a growing tendency in the church to downplay the value of serious theological reflection, Bryan Holstrom asserts that thinking rightly of Christ is not only an eminently practical pursuit, but one that no thoughtful Christian can afford to neglect. With the goal of increasing our appreciation for the significance of Christ and the work that he undertook, Holstrom addresses some of the most misunderstood and challenging teachings found in Scripture: *How can Jesus be God’s Son and yet be God himself? *What is the significance of the Bible’s teaching that he was born of a virgin? *How could he have been tempted and yet remain sinless? *What does it mean to say that he was perfected by his earthly life? *Is he still the King of the Jews? *Why is he called the Savior of the World if not all people are saved? *What is it about Jesus Christ that makes him uniquely qualified to be the one Mediator between God and men? *Does it really matter whether we affirm that salvation is available only through him and the work that he did? This book helps Christians overcome many of the modern misconceptions that plague our understanding of Christ’s person and work. The result is not just right thinking, but increased devotion to the One who asked “What do you think about the Christ?”
Author : April D. DeConick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119086035
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Comparing Christianities written by April D. DeConick and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-10-16 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ground-breaking introductory textbook for the study of the New Testament and the first Christians, written for the next generation of students Comparing Christianities: An Introduction to the New Testament and the First Christians maps the historical rise of Christianity out of a network of early Christian movements. This major new textbook systematically explores the struggles to define the faith by presenting Christianity as the result of a lengthy process of religious consolidation which emerged from a landscape of persistent Christian diversity. The book delves into the history of the first five generations of Christians, from Paul to Origen. The first chapter considers the challenges of constructing Christian histories and offers a new model of Christian families to organize and explain the emergence and competition of different varieties of Christianity. Each successive chapter focuses on key issues that Christian leaders engaged over the centuries, demonstrating how the questions they posed and the answers they provided gave Christianity its distinct shape. As the movements competed for social advantage, Christians began identifying certain Christian movements as enemies and consolidated against them. The final chapter schematizes the Christians studied in the book into three families of Christian movements based on the particular God they worshipped and other shared patterns of thought and practice. This chapter also explains where the varieties of Christianities came from and how the process of consolidation undertaken by some churches shaped Christian identity within a forge of intolerance that still affects us today. Comparing Christianities explores the answers to questions: Who were the early Christians and what did they write? What did Christians think about sex, women, immortality, Judaism, suffering and death? What rituals did the first Christians practice, and what did their religious experiences mean to them? How did Christians live in a Roman-dominated world? How did the first Christians explain the origins of their movement? Comparing Christianities: An Introduction to the New Testament and the First Christians serves as an excellent primary textbook in undergraduate classrooms for Introduction to Christianity, Introduction to Religion, New Testament Studies, Christian Origins, World Religions, and Western World Religions, and a thought-provoking resource for anyone wishing to know more about Christianity.
Author : Theodore Sider
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199697906
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)
Download or read book Writing the Book of the World written by Theodore Sider and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-24 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theodore Sider presents a broad new vision of metaphysics centred on the idea of structure. To describe the world well we must use concepts that 'carve at the joints', so that conceptual structure matches reality's structure. This approach illuminates a wide range of topics, such as time, modality, ontology, and the status of metaphysics itself.
Author : Paul S. Chung
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498275893
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)
Download or read book Martin Luther and Buddhism written by Paul S. Chung and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2008-02-02 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Luther and Buddhism: Aesthetics of Suffering carefully traces the historical and theological context of Luther's breakthrough in terms of articulating justification and justice in connection to the Word of God and divine suffering. Chung critically and constructively engages in dialogue with Luther and with later interpreters of Luther such as Barth and Moltmann, placing the Reformer in dialogue not only with Asian spirituality and religions but also with emerging global theology of religions.
